SPIRITUALISM, SCRCERY, AND WITCHCRAFT.
AV'liat It
I on (I Wlmt It In Not The
bible's Ojilulou of It.
(.Some Jays siuce we published tlie opinions
Of Ocorgf W. Winnoiriore, the spiritualist
murderer, upon bis peculiar religious V-lief,
etc. As very few persona have any Mea of
the ual nature of Spiritualism and its rela
tions to established religions and beliefs, we
give place to the following extensive elimina
tion of the whole subject, from a correspon
dent who appears to be "up" in spiritualism.
I'.D. LV. 1 E LKOliAl'H. J
To the J-klilor of the Jivcninrf l'elcgrnph:
Since the rise of this species of sorcery, or
liecroii.aney, in the United States, it has occu
pied the attention of all classes of society to a
certain degree, and, as a rule, has been re
ceived with all its errors, or else been rejected
as a "humbug" or a juggler's trick.
Our attention lately has been the more
called to this subject from the uumbor of
crimes of all kinds that have been committed
by the demoniacs or mediums of this belief,
and the amazing want of knowledge evinced
by people, and particularly by Chris
tian men, as to its exact nature. Many seem
to wonder why a murderer now in our prison,
who is also a "medium," nhould not wish the
advice of a clergyman of the (lospel of Christ
in view of his death, as though a person pos
sessed with a demon could, by any possibility,
acknowledge the truth of the Christian re
ligion. We have been led, as we before said, iuto
the present remarks on this subject on
account of the wide-spread prevalence of
Spiritualism in this land, and with a desire to
show to our readers its true nature.
In the examination of the subject we must
address ourselves only to those who acknow
ledge the Divine origin of the sacred Scrip
tures, both Jewish and Christian; who hold
that the Bible is from God, and that the Chris
tian religion is true. We therefore start
with the Bible as already proved, although
We are aware that Spiritualists deny the truth
of the Bible, and on that account any argu
ment based on the divinity of the Bible will
he little regarded by them.
We know, indeed, that a few devotees of
thiB modern necromancy still profess to hold
by the Bible; but we shall see that, whatever
may be true of a few isolated individuals, they
are exceptions to the almost universal rule,
and that the familiar spiiits whom they con
sult do, almost unanimously, d-niy the truth of
the Scriptures and the claims of .lesus Christ
of Nazareth to be the Son of God, the long
foretold Lord Messiah.
t To argue with full-grown Spiritualists as
with any other heathen infidels or atheists,
we should begin with establishing the truth
of the Bible and the divine origin of Christi
anity; for there must the controversy with
them begin, for if Spiritualism be exactly
what its friends claim, the Bible denounces it
' in no measured terms as an "abomination to
the Lord," and as deserving the abhorrence
and detestation of every Christian.
We do not come to the consideration of this
subject as to a mere trifling delusion, which a
sneer or ridicule may set aside ; and however
much of mere deception there may be con
nected with it, we shall not ascribe it as a
whole to any such source. We shall not hope
to drive it from any minds, or prevent any
from acknowledging its claims by the easy cry
of "humbug" and "nonsense," which is
merely the expression of indifference, and
. want of candid examination. By any such
stavinc off of careful investic.ltion we should
expect to coiifirni in their faith in Spiritualism
those who have been eye witnesses and ear
witnesses of the " maniikstations." We
should expect them to say to us, "If
that is all that can be said against Spirit
ualism, it cannot be successfully opposed."
They might say, and reasonably, " We
have seen effects produced on inanimate
objects which must have been by supernatural
influence. We have seen and heard revelations
respecting events which could not by any
possibility have been known to those who are
accused of practising the deception. Events
in our own private life have been declared by
iliese invisible intellieences. which up to that
moment were known to no human being but
ourselves. If. then, all you have to say, or
all that can be said against these manifesta
tions, is to charge thein to the account of
human deception and humbug, we cannot help
believing in Spiritualism."
The "Society for the Diffusion of Spiritual
Knowledge" had for its President Governor N.
P. Tallmadge, of Wisconsin; the Vice-Presidents
were Chief Justice Joseph Williams, of
Iowa; Judge W. P. Fowler, of Kentucky;
Judge It. P. Spanieling, of Ohio; Judge C. K.
Larralee, of Wisconsin; Horace II. Day, of
New York; Hon. Warren Chase, of Wisconsin;
Dr. David Corey, of Illinois; General K. F.
Bullard, of New York; Hon. R. D. Davis, of
New Jersey; Dr. George T. Dexter, of New
Jersey; MajorG. W. Raines, of the United States
Army; K. W. Bailey, of Pennsylvania; and
Phineas K. Gay, of Massachusetts.
When such men are convinced of its reality;
when Professor Hare, of our own University,
and hundreds like him and like them, assert
that they have seen, heard, and felt these
manifestations, shall we meet them with cries
of "buuibug," "ventriloquism," "collusion,"
and "cheat t"
"Intelligent men," says one writer, "strong
minded men, are conscientiously wedded to
the system, and have challenged the world to
meet them in the fight, and expose their
errors."
We approach the subject, then, with the
conviction of its vast importance, and not to
be trilled with with the knowledge that it is
a subject frequently treated of in the Bible,
and against which God haa been at the pains
frequently to warn His people.
A wide-spread skepticism has crept into the
Church respecting all supernatural spiritual
Influences. Even Christians have grown care
less of the fact that "We wrestle not with flesh
and blood only, but with principalities, with
powers, with the rulers of the darkness of this
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World, AND WITH WICKEll Bl-inuB i..
the literal translation reads. The very exist
ence of evil spirits is almost ignored, and the
name of their prince has become a word with
which to point a joke or raise a laugh.
We shall Bhow that the witchcraft of the early
ones was a reality, and not a mere pretense.
We have no belief in that criticism which tries
to explain away all these things, and laughs
alike at the witchcraft of the Bible and the
witchcraft of New England in the Puritan
Todo violence to the plain letter of inspira
tion by denying "its necromancy and familiar
.ntrit. Ha Egyptian sorcery and magic, its
arneaiance of Samuel, its Pythonio damsel, us
fSation of false prophets its history of pos
itions bv demons, its unclean spirits, wan-
gehsions
derinc spirits, ana scunuug
conversations and satanio miracles, it. predic
tions of demons working miracles, its witch
3U demon v worship; - dpossU
Se ZFfn&K
i?yeB'"eia to think the necromancy and
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witchcraft of the Old Testament was merely
the pretense of those who gained influence
and a living by proteasing to be possessed by
spirits. This is incredible bo long as we are
willing to give its natural meaning to the
language ot Scripture. Any criticism which
explains away the acts of the Egyptian sor
cerers will explain away the works of Moses
as well. If their rods did not become ser
pents, neither did Aaron's rod become a
serpent and swallow up the other rods. If
the enchanters did not bring up frogs, neither
did Moses. It was by greater wonders, beyond
what the wizards were able to do by the help
of their demons, that Moses convinced them
he was scut from God; and they said, "This
is the linger of God."
It was in this way that Nicodemus was con
vinced that Jesus Christ came from God, for
he said: "No man can do these miracles that
Thou doest except that God be with him."
He believed, as all the Jews of this day, that
great wonders could be done by those pos
sessed by demons; but, said he, "No man cau
do these miracles without divine help."
The way in which the Bible speaks of these
things shows that the inspired writers regarded
them ns realities: "A consulter with 'ami I tar
spirits" "A man or woman that hath a fami
liar spirit" "The soul that turneth after such
as have familiar t-pirits." Such expressions as
these, and they are very numerous, prove that
fouie nail ) had familiar spirits, and were not
mere pretenders. Necromaucy. witchcraft, sor
cery, and the like are constantly spoken of in
t-acred Scripture as realities, and not a hint is
given of deception.
Mot.rrn Spiritualism and Ancient Necromancy
are. the same thing.
Spiritualism claims to be, and is, communion
with the spirits of the dead.
The Witch of Endor claimed to have com
munion with the dead, and that claim is
sustained by the Bible.
Abundance of other proof of the identity of
ancient sorcery and modern Spiritualism might
be given, but for the present we will take the
concessions and claims of prominent Spirit
ualists and mediums themselves.
Governor Tallmadge says: "All the magic,
the mysteries, the witchcraft, and necromancy
of the ancient world are explained by these
modern investigations."
Judge Edmunds says: "Both sacred and
profane history is full of accounts of what we
are now witnessing, and the history of Salem
witchcraft is but an account of spiritual mani
festations." Allan Putnam, a Unitarian clergyman and
spiritualist, says: "That oracles, sooth
saying, and witchcraft of past ages were kin
dred to the manifestations of our day, I most
fully believe."
Andrew Jackson Davis, the Poughkeepsie
seer, bears the same testimony.
Charles Partridge, publisher oi the Spiritual
Telegraph, said, when speaking of the Witch
of Endor, "Call her a witch, or what you will,
she was a medium for the spirits."
Rev. (?) Uriah Clark says: "Saul became
much annoyed by the mediums, and issued a
decree that they all should be put to death,
but afterwards, when in trouble, went off
under cover of night to consult a medium."
Mr. Brittan, a spiritualist editor, says:
"Simon Magus was of all men Prince among
the workers of spiritual miracles."
Thus we see that (1) Ancient Necromancii
was a reality, condemned by God, and punished
with death; that (2) Ancient Necromancy and
Modern Spiritualism are the same thing, because
they claim to be, and are, communion with
the spirits of the dead, and because the iden
tity is claimed by noted modern Spiritualists.
Now (3) Ancient Necromancy was a part of
heathen worship.
"The gods of the Pagans," says an author,
"were the spirits of the dead; having once
animated human bodies, and being supposed
still to retain human passions and appetites,
they were believed in this state of deilioatiou
te feel the same sensual desires which they
had felt on earth, and to pursue the same
means for their gratification."
This was written to account for the character
of the heathen gods, and without reference to
the subject of the present discussion.
Dr. Campbell says: "All Pagan antiquity
affirms that from Titan and Saturn, the poetic
progeny of Codus and Terra, down to iliscu-
lapius, Proteus, ana jmiuos, an uieir awinuiejs
were ghosts of dead men, and were so regarded
lv the most erudite of the Pagans themselves."
Thus Spiritualism and Witchcraft are the
same, and both the foundations of heathenism.
This identity is shown also by some quotations
from the revelations of inspired mediums.
Mr. K J. Mathews, speaking by inspiration,
sayB: "The progression of the dill'erent races
and families of men are doubtless influenced
by diferent gods, and some of them of very
different dispositions from each other, but all
under the control of higher gods."
After ridiculing the idea of praying to an
Infinite God, he says: "I believe in praying
most fervently both by raisng up our hearts
and minds to the gods, as 1 believe the gods are
hut finite bditys, and capableof being influenced
by mental emotions. Pray, pray, I say, in
tensely to the highest guardian spirit or god
that can benefit you."
The spirit of J. P. Greaves says: "There is
no supreme spirit, each spirit is a god. The
deflcatiou of heroes and sages is no delusion.
Man is his own maker and own judge."
Jonathan Koons says: "Divinity commences
with the first stage of developed human
spirits." Be goes on to say that they become
more and more divine until the highest circle
of developed human spirits becomes "a joint
ruling godhead."
It is plain, we think, by these things have
been bhown that ancient Sorcery and Spiritual
ism are the same; that Polytheism, or the
worship of many gods, is the natural result of
both; that the whole system is at utter vari
ance with God and the Bible, which condemns
the practice as worthy of death. It was a sin
of no ordinary character that called forth from
the Divine Lawgiver such penalties as these:
"Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live." "The
soul that turneth after such as have familiar
spirits and after wizards, I will set my face
against that soul and will cut him oil' from
among his people." "A man, also, or a woman,
that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard
shall surely be put to death."
In view of these passages, we cannot help
paying, with Mr. Dauiels: "Let those who, in
the face of such language as this, deny that the
offenders here named had intercourse with
spirits, take the responsibility of asserting that
Jehovah legislated against nonentities."
Thus far the Old Testament; let us now turn
in the New
By far the most satisfactory proof of the
identity of Necromancy, Spiritualism, aud
Heathenism, is found in the New Testament.
We nroceed to show the reality of deuiouiao
influence and possessions in Christ's time, the
Muntitv of the mediums of the present with
the demoniacs of the past, and the identity of
both with the priests anu priestesses oi ilea
tliuTiiKin.
It must be borne in mind that Dkvii, is a
nroner name, belonging only to one person
mentioned in the Bible to Satan, the prince
of evil spirits.
Wherever the word "devil," or " devils,"
in our English version of the Scriptures, is ap-
plied to any other persons, it should be
"demon" and "demons," instead. In all in
stances where persons are eaidto be possessed
ty devils, it should read "possessed by
demons."
What we intend to show is that
1. New Testament possessions by demons
weie realities.
2. The demons were departed spirits.
I!. Medinms being possessed by human
spirits are demoniacs.
4. J lemons and heathen gods are the same,
and, therefore,
f. Spiritualism and heathenism are iden
ticul. We apprehend no difficulty in convincing
such of our leaders as are believers in the
Bible that the possessions mentioned in the
New Testament ( l)we re real possessions bydemons.
We have not been accustomed so to fritter
away tlie miracles of Cnnst as to say lie
waked Lazarus from a trance, or waded across
a shallow place in the Sea of Galilee, instead
of walking on the water, or that he pretended
to cast out demons when there were none to
cast out. We take the record as it stands,
and shall present one instance as a sample of
all; for the words "demon" and "demons"
are used iu the New Testament sixty-ttve
times, and the words "possessed with a
demon" thirteen times, and in not one instance
is theie the slightes t intimation that demoniuc
j osscssioii was a delusion.
In the Sth chapter of Matthew is an account
of two men po.-sessed with demons. Here St.
Matthew says the men were demoniacs, that
they talked with Jesus, that the demons de
clined their expectation of being tormented at
some luture time, that the demons asked aud
received pel mission to go into the swine, that
the demons, alter being cast out of the men,
actually went into the swine and caused them
to run iuto the sea. No criticism can get rid
of this; it was not a disease; it was not
insanity; it was not fancy. "For," says an
author before quoted, "whatever wild aud
superstitious fanjies men are liable to though
the human imagination may raise up ideal
demons that have no real existence brutes at
least, we cannot doubt, are exempt from all
such delusions."
Demons were not diseases, for the clearest
distinction is drawn between them in such
passages as this: "They brought unto Him
.all sick people that were taken with divers
disiasts and torments, aud those that were pos
sessed with ddiums, and those who were lunatics,
and those who had the palsy, aud He healed
them."
. Now (2) daiions are d parted sjn'rits. Says Mr.
A. Campbell: "The demons of Paganism,
Judaism, and Christianity were spirits of dead
men ;" for
First. All Pagan authors of any note, whose
works have survived the wreck of ages, affirm
this opinion.
Second. The Jewish historians Josephus
and Philo also avow this conviction. Jose
phus says: "Demons are spirits of dead wicked
men who enter into living men." Philo
says: "The souls of dead men are called
demons."
Third. The Christian Fathers declare the
same thing. Justin Martyr says: "Those who
are seized and tormented by the souls of the
dead, whom all call demons."
Lardner writes: "The notion of demons,
or the souls of the dead, having power over
living men was universally prevalent among
the heathen of those times, and believed by
many Christians."
If this, then, was the common opinion of
the Jews and Gentiles in Christ's time, then
Jesus and His apostle3 used the word demon
in the same sense unless they wished to
deceive.
And the Spiritualists claim (and we see no
reason to doubt the lustness ot tneir claim)
that they have intercourse with departed
spirits, and that mediums are possessed by
the spirits of dead men.
Our third Tjosition is. tiierotore. true on
their own showing, that (3) mediums are du
momncs.
Spiritualists may indeed affirm that they are
ossessea ty ""' spirits, anu not oy era ones,
nd that, theretore, bpintualism and Demon
m are not precisely the same. iSut they will
find it impossible to show that spirits which
op pose Christianity and the commonest mo
rality are good spirits; that spirits which.
ecklessly destroy property, as in Dr. 1'helps
bouse, aie good spirits: that such as the Spirit
ualist Amhert describes are good spirits. Am
heist says: "I have seen mediums rolling on
the floor, uttering grunts like swine, giving
vent to the most hideous yells, aud at times
beating their bodies and tearing their hair like
lunatics." And we have not the least doubt
but that a majority of our readers have either
een or known ot similar violent manifesta
tions. It cannot he shown that stunts which
1 1 A
cause insanity, anu recommeuu muraer ana
adultery, are good spirits, and it is plain that
no good spirits would engage iu this business
when God has so expressly forbidden men to
stti-inpt intercourse with the spirits of the
dead. . '
(-') Dimons and heathen qnijs are the same.
Archbishop Whately says: "The heathen
authors allude to possession by a demon (or
by a god, for they use the two words with
little or no distinction) as a thing of no un
common occurrence."
Dr. Ramsey, a missionary from the Presby
terian Church of this city, while in India, saw
the priestesses of idol temples affected simi
larly with Spiritualist mediums, and claiming
to lie at such times possessed by a devil
(demon).
Grote, the great historian of Greece, affirms
that demons and gods were the same in
Greece, and that the people defended their ob
jectionable ceremonies on the ground that
such evil beings could be appeased only in this
w ay.
Dr. Dexter, an advocate of Spiritualism,
writes: "We find that a connection with
t-piritual sources of power and intelligence was
claimed by the Gymuosophists of India, the
Magi of Persia, the wise men of Egypt, the
i'u phets and Diviners of Greece and Rome, the
Druidical Priests aud Bards of ancient Gaul
and Britain. The Delphic Pythia, which, as
the dictates of the god Apollo, were for ages
implicitly followed by kings, armies, and
i:ations."
In conclusion, we shall show that the "teach
ings of the spirits," which St. Paul in his
piophecy respecting the present age calls the
"doctrines ot demons," are in direct opposition
to Christianity; and that, receiving Spiritual
ism for just what it proposes to be, no man
can at the same time be a Spiritualist and a
Christian the whole practice being frequently
and most positively forbidden in the Bible.
Let us compare some of the teachings of the
Spiritualists, taken from their creed, iu connec
tion with some of the teachings of the Bible on
the same points:
HI'IHITUAUBTS' CHKKI). TKACHINOSOV TH K 1IIBI.K
We believe II to be right "The aUUl that turn-th
and highly beneficial io aftei much its have laminar
hold Intercourse with du- spirits, mid aller vizard,
purled spirits, and lo cove- 1 will eveu set my lace
pant with them lu remain aguiust ilia' soul, and vitl
Willi UH M "I" milllliur (Ml Mill uu iroiu ajUOUg
(lends and Kuardiaua
us as our
bis pemilx."
We believe ihe Hebrew "Too prophecy came not
prophets were Inspired hv In old llinj hy ihutl! of
the splriu of the dead, iiiun; but holy muu ol (Ind
jnsl us mediums are lu-apake as titey were movud
Kptred In these days. by Ihe Holy Ulnt."
We believe Ibal all the "HiraiuluW the gate that
liumau rave will tlually be leaoein uulo lu, ana mw
saved. there be thai Uud ll."
Jpmh ClirlFt In th Hon "The TToly Ohnst nhnlt
of Utu pb much bb njr enme upon thre, and the
ntliiT nmn, fin1 no morf. power ol the Highest Blinll
lie wiib hoi hegollen by the overslmdow thee: there
Holy M lrlt. fore elo tlmt Holy One
Hint Bhnll he horn of thee
Minll be callod the Bon of
Uod."
The reMirroctlon take "I will raise him up at
plnce nl dentil. the Utt tiny.
ClnlHl'e body was never "Heboid, eto. lorn spirit
rulfcid Irom iho tomb. bath not (IpkIi end bono
bs ) e see me bBVe."
God will never raise the "All Hint are In the
bodies ol dead men Irom ktbvps shall hear his voice
iliilr fTnx s. and come forlh."
I 'Ibe Judgment Is Rolnit "He hnih appolntod a
Ion roiiHiBntlv, 1 hnro In dnv In which he shall
J no special div f..r adjudl- Judge the world."
CKll"ll and rrwam".
(iirM shall uever per- " ints "ran jwiii
roiutlly appear ou earth cninu In like manner as ye
mam. have seen him ko lnlo
neaven.
Pplrllunl'sm Is foretold "There shall ariie Inlse
In Ihe M riiilures ns the C'lirtHiB. II nnv shall suy
second coming of Christ. I.o! here Is Christ, or thore,
Delleve li nut."
The miracles of the "And they shall fhew
PpliitiuiliM are of the (rreai signs and wonders:
suire flmracter, and alter the working Si Hun
wrought by the same with all poworn aid sifcUS
M:rinies. as those of Christ and lying wonders."
and Iiik A pontic.
We believe tlmt with the "We wrestle not Bjtftlnst
aid ot the spirits we shall flesh and blood, but BaiiiiiNt
ace a successful wnrlnre principalities anil powers,
asm list Christianity as It iifrnliiHt Ibe rulers of the
now exists; against um (I a run ess or mis worici,
religious sens; and against against wicked spirits lu
the liihle. ity our astound- the air."
lug nnraeloH people will
be constrained to believe.
That we may better understand the state
ments of Scripture, we will attend to the defi
nition of the words used to denote the for
bidden practice.
A Y itch is a woman wno practises any an
of taking counsel of the dead.
A VVizakii is a male witcn or meaium tor
intercourse of departed spirits.
A JNkckomam Kit is a revealer of secrets or ot
instructions from the dead, "rsecro" is from
the Greek, for "dead," and "mancer" is from
the Greek for "revealer;" a "necromancer" is
literally "one who reveals by the dead."
A Familiar Spirit is a departed spirit, who
is the companion of one possessed by it.
Sorcery, says Webster, is a divination by
the assistance of evil spirits.
A few other texts, besides those .heretofore
quoted, may 6how Christians that they cau
have nothing to do with practising Spiritual
ism: Leviticus xix, 21. "Regard not them who
have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards
to le defiled by them. I, the Lord your God,
forbid it."
2 Chronicles xxxiii, 1. "Manasseh observed
times, and used enchantments, and used u'itch
craft, and dealt with a familiar spirit and with
wizards." (Therefore he was carried captive
to Babylon.)
1 Chron. x, 13. Saul died for asking
counsel of .one who had a familiar spirit;
"therefore the Lord slew him, and turned the
kingdom to David."
Nahum iii, 4. Nineveh was laid waste, and
remains desolate to this day, because she was
the "mistress of witchcraft."
Galatians v, 20. The works of the flesh
are "adulter', fornication, uncleanness, las-
civiousness, witchcraft." They that do such
things "shall not inherit the kingdom of
God."
A word to the wise from St. Paul: "The
spirit speaketh expressly that in the last times
Eome shall depart from the faith, giving heed
to seducing spirits and the doctrines of
demons."
A word from St. John: "They are (lie
spirits of demons, working wonders, which go
forth unto the Kings of the earth and of the
whole world, to gather them to the battle of
that great day of God Almighty. Behold,
come as a thief. Blessed is he who watcheth."
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uuiifco l ounly. In thebtateof Ivnusylvaniii.aiid uelng
the i-ame properly, rlKhm, iirlvllegeB, and IraiKrlnsea
which said Company, by Indenture ot morigaise. dated
the "id day of May, A. I). 1WW, and duly recorded iu
the cilice f the Recorder ol Deeda of Vena- ko
County iiforeKiitd, In Mortgage Rook No. 2, pate 515,
etc. on the 4th day ot June, A. I). IH61I, granted and
conveyed to the undersigned John St. Siauzude, lr
li utt, to tecure certain bonda thereiu mentioned.
Aud which lliesuid Company uy Indenture o! mort
Bate duled A pril 3, 181.6. and duly recorded lu the olllot
ol fciiu Recorder ol J eeils of Venango County, afore
aald.lu Mortgage Rook No. 2, puu'e H. elc. on tin
Htb day of April, A. 1). ISM, granted aud conveyed l
Morns K. Jessup, and the undersigned William J
Jiitrr, In irusl lo secure certain dehw therein men
ii T his sale will be made under, and In uuiau
ance of a decree entered by the said Kupreuae Court o.
11. e rlaie ui reiiiiBjvimi. uu iuo ou uny ui juiy, a.
1) 1HJ, In a cause pending In ecpiity In said court, upon
a 'bill hied by Ibe said John H. ISauieade, Trustee.
Htaiubl the said Company, and the said Morris K.
Jessup and William J llarr, defendants, praying.
luler ana, ior a vv tm ui micui uio.mu luuriijuiiea
prtuilKes. Tht terms and conditions of sale will be as
'"ri'iflt Tbe mortgaged premises will be sold In one
parcel, and will be struck oil' to the highest and best
bidder lor cash.
Veci'Dd. Five per cent, of the purchase money shall
be i.ald to tl uudeisigued at. Hie lime of the sale by
the purchaser, and be must, also sign the terms and
roiiuiiioiis of sale, otherwise, the bald premises will
be linn.edlalely resold.
ij I.,, u ' be balance ol the purchase money shall be
mid to the undersigned, al the Hanking Ho ma ot
V, xll iV Co.. No. H4 8. Third street, Pnliadel
i bla within thirty days from aud after the day of
uW- WILLIAM J BARR. Trustee
JOHN H. HAUZAIJi, Trustee.
Pun aPKI.piiia. July 6, )St7.
Ji. '1 houas & sons. Auctioneer. 7J)tui3tn
'- " Ko' llOl CHtHMrT Btreet.
E. M. NEEDLES & CO.
OFFER IN
HOUSE-FURNISHIKG DRY GOODS,
ADAPTED TO TIIE KEAMON,
Hummer Gaur-e Blanket.
Bath aud other Towels,
jfui nlture Chintzes and Dimities,
pillow aud HheeiiDw Linens,
Floor aud Klair Linens
Jioueycouib, Allendale,
AND OTHER LIGHT BPREAD8, AT
RXOUCKO PRICES,
y2-J'-?ltiltjaH0 1(1,1 n
T. STEWART BROWN,
B.K. Corner of
F0TJETH and CHESTNUT STS
MANUFACTURER Or
VALI8EB, BAOS, RETICULES, aud vel
TBU' 8. Jb oi Traveling OooUa.
IttWdaH aa VAiUi ftnaaU-A
AUGUST 13, 1867,
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
OFXAWAKK NjivLi rfMi mow
) ranck COMPANY, I ncorporated by the Legis
lature ol Pennsylvania, 1 wtn.
Office, a E. corner of THIRD an d WALKTJT Street
Philadelphia.
HAKIMK IKhUKAKCra
vessels, caw, and IrriL'ht, lo all pnrla ol the world.
' INLAND I NHIl RA NCKjH
on roods by river, canal, lake, and land carriage, to
npariaotm. ' jNHURANCES
Oi' merchandise generally.
On btores, Dwelling w
ASSETS OF THE COMPANY,
November 1, 1W
lino.oot TJnl,,ll3Uteea 1'er Cent. Loan,
1071 lM,fO000
120,0110 TJ lilted btales 6 Per Cent. Loan,
1HHI i3fi,&00-00
Si iQ, 000 V Piled Male 7 H-10 Per Cent.
Loan. Treasury Notes 211,5t 0'0O
125,000 C"y of Philadelphia Per Cent.
Loan (exemptM) 12t.562'M)
M.000 tate ot Pennsylvania ( Per
Cent, Lohh 64,7C0-O0
6fl,0O0 Hate of Pennsylvania S Per
Cent. Loan 14,C2C"O0
R0,0O0 estate l New Jersey Hlx Per
Cent. I.an .... 60,750"00
S 0,000 Pennsylvania Railroad. 1st
Mortgage, Blx Per Cent.
Bonds 8C,500'00
2S,Mifl Pennsylvania Railroad. id
Mortgage, Hli Ter Oul. Bonds M,2.V)"00
5,000 Wehleiu Pennsylvania Rail
road Hlx Per Cent. Ponds
(Pennsylvania Railroad gua
rantees).. 20,750-00
fO.O'O Pi ate ol 'leuuessee Five Per
Cent. Loan lg.OHO'OO
7,000 btate of Tennessee bix Per
Cent. Loai 4000
15,000 8on Shares Ktock of Herman
town Oas Company (principal
and Interest guaranteed by
tbe city of Philadelphia)..... 15.000'OG
7,150143 HharesHtock of Pennsylva
nia Railroad Company. ."..... B,26825
6,000 l(4i Mi res Hock ol North Penn-
sylvanla Railroad Company- !,9o0-00
20,000 80 Wiarea block of Philadel
phia and Southern Mail
Steamship Company tO.OixroO
is... an i ,,. .... il ...h--...I ki ..-i ...,,.
1st Liens ou City Properly..
tl.irifi.lido par.
Market value.
l,070,2tKI'75
86,000-00
27,637-20
88,923'W
2,930'00
41.540'OD
Real Kstate
Rills receivable for lusuraucea
made
Balance due at agencies. pre
miums oa Marine Policies,
Accrued Interest, and other
debis due lo the Company
Scrip and Stock of sundry Insu
rance aud other Companies,
l.iliH. Katirualed value
Cash In Rank .fcill,lo2-.28
Cash lu Drawer. 447 14
11,407,82P&6
la assumed
Tbla belm a new enterprise, the Par
wi .i.e. uiniAi', value.
Thuuias C. Hand,
ohu C. Davis,
Edmund A. bouder,
IneophlliiB Paulding,
John R. Penrose,
James Traquair,
Henry C. Lallelt, Jr.,
James O. Hand,
VS llliam C. Lndwlg,
Joseph 11. Seal,
OeorgeU. Lelper,
Hugh Craig,
John D.Taylor,
Jacob Riegel,
Samuel E. Stokes,
jienry eioan,
William U, Roulton,
Edward Darlington.
H. Jouea Brooke,
Edward Laiourcade,
Jacob P. Jonee,
James B. Ill oFar land,
Josbua P. Eyre,
Spencer Mcllvalne,
J. B. bemple, PitUiburg,
A. B. Beiger. "
D. T. Morgan, "
George W. Jiernardoo.
1 HOIUAS
C HAND, President.
JOHN C. DA Via, Vice-President.
Hunry Lylbukn, Secretary. 1 8
1829 CHARTER PERPETUAL.
Iiiiiiklin Fire Insurance Co.
OF PHILADELPHIA.
OFFICE:
487 CIIESNVT STHKET
MOM. 485 AND
AfcMETM
ON JANUARY 1, 167,
l,!V5SJI10'ltt.
Cupunl ..........
HtHIMWHIMUIINNIIlfOVnllv W
4k ArVt (WkflaSWA
Accrued eurpius ...
Premiums...
UNSETTLED CLAIMS.
t27,431To
4tU18'VS
,.l,2oti,4.a-it
INCOME FOR ISM,
1325,000.
LOMUEM PAID SINCE IN1I9 tJVEB
S.&UO.feOO.
Perpetual and Temporary Policies on Liberal Terms
"D1RE4JTOR&
v'uarlen N. Banckeri
Tobias Wagner,
bauiuel Oraut
Ueort-e W. Richards
Isaac I-ea,
Ueorge Falea,
Alfred Finer,
Frauds W. Lewis. M. n.
Peier McCall,
Thomas Sparks.
CHARLES N
RANCR FIR. PresldoriL
UJtoito.. fiiiJ'.B, vice-president,
McALLlbTER, fccretary pro tern. 131 U231
J. W.
INSURANCE COMPANY
OF
NORTH AH1ERICA.
CFFlLR, NO. iii WALNUTbi., Plli.LADjU.PHlA
INCORPORATED 17W. CHARTER PKRP1CTUAL,
CAPITAL, f 5M),V0.
ANikkTM, JANUAKY 8, 1S7, l,76a,Se7SI
ISHII1N MARINE, INbARb THANMPUM
AAA 1UA AAUtlhliBUiitt,
muiLCTOH"-
Arthur U. Collin, Ueoree L. Harrison.
cutiJUel W. Jones,
Jui.u A. Brow ti,
Cbaries Taylor,
.rill. nrute vt hue,
i.u.uaid D. Wood,
V llliam W elsh,
b. Morris Wain,
1 laucls R. Cone.
Euwaru H. Trotter,
juv,u o. laarae,
W llliam CunimluKB,
T. Charllon Henry,
Alired D. Jessuu,
John P. White,
jolu juaaon,
ARTHUR G. ui. i. in. iri.n.
Louis C. Madeira.
t.HAiiLss PIatt, (secretary.
WILLIAM RUEHLER, Hanisburg, Pa.. Centra
Akcnt lor the Stale ol Pennsylvania, wJ
lhOVlDLM LIFE ANL IKL'&X COMPANY
J OF PHILADELPHIA,
No. Hi bouth 1'OLR'ill bueet.
INCORPORATED &d MON'IH lizd. 166S.
CAP11AL, Slotj.ouc, PAID U.
Itibciaiice ou Lives, by yearly Pieuiiujus; or bys.
10 or year premiums, Nou-Iorieiluie.
Annuities granted on lavurable terms.
TeiUi Policies, Children's Endowments,
1 1, lb Company, while giving the insured the security
ot a paid-up Capital, will divide the entire prod Us of
ihe iuie bubintt among lis poncy holders.
Moneys leceived at intuit si, and paid ou demand.
Authorized by charter to execute Trusts, aud to act
as Eaeiuior or Administrator, Assignee orUuardian
and in other fiduciary capacities, under appointment
ol any court of this Commonwealth, or any person or
persons, or bodies politic or corporate.
lMKkCTOUb.
6AMLELR.SHIPLEV, henry HAINFS,
jCfcliLA li. MORRlb, T. W 1TAK BROWN,
Rit Hard wood. w. c. lono.virkth,
R1LHA RD CA D fc V BY, W I LL1 A M HACK. EH.
a CHARLES F.COIFLN.
SAMUEL B. BH1PLE V, ROWLAND PARRY,
President, Actuary,
WM. C. LONGSTRE'lH, Vice President.
Tli OMAb WlbTAR, M. D., J. B. TOWNSEND.
77 J Medical Examiner. Legal Adviser.
Tj IKE INSURANCE EXCLUSIVELY.-THE
J PENNSYLVANIA FIRE INSURANCE COM
KAN i Incorporated 1S26 Charter Perpetual No.
810 WALNUT Street, opposite Independence Square.
This company, lavorably known to tue community
lor over forty years, continues to insure against loss
or aauiake by lire on Public or Private Buildings,
either permanently or lor a limited time. Also, ou
Furniture, blocks of Ooous, and Merchandise geue-
'yitiAttXKi" with, large Surplus Fund,
s In vested lu the most carelul manner, which enables
ibem to oiler to the Insured an undoubted security Ui
the cum of loss.
DIBECTOBM
Tiaolel Smith, Jr.,
John Devereax.
Alexander Beucon,
lsaac-Hazlehursl,
n. - Ui.l.l.inM.
Thomas bmltu,
Heury Lewis.
J.Ollliugbam Fell.
iliuiu-..-,-. TJ.rtiWW Jr.
1 DANIEL bMlTH, Jit., President.
WaLlik O. Cbiiwiiu, Secretary. iHM
T-vrifRNlX
INSURANCE COMPANY OF
JT PHILADELPHIA,
iNt-ORPORATED 1W.4-CHARTKR PFRPETUAL,
TU.'jiil WALNUT Street, opposite the Exchange.
In addition to MARINJC and INLAND INSUR
ANCE this Company Insures lrpm loss or damage by
vt li' for liberal terms ou buildings, merchandise,
lurniiure, etc , lor limited periods, aud permaueutly
on buildings, oy ui un i h
liieJj' 1'5t"V
111'
has been lu active operation for mors
ban siAii V,"Y"1 Tart
EARS, during which au losses havs
ten prouij-",
UlKUffUllM.
John I- Hodge.
liawrence iewu, jr,
David Lewis,
Benjamin Eltlng,
Thomas H. Powers,
A. R. AicHenry,
Edmund Castlllon,
M. 1. J I
John T. Lewis,
William a Grant,
Robert W. Learning,
1). Clark Wharton,
L.r..lul Wilcox.
Imm o. in orris.
JOHN WUCHERER, PreskUut,
Samuel Wilcox, bttcxetary
SHIPPING
-PJrr -nil.: STEAMSHIP "CITV" OF
ZZJUl LLivt-AHHTNflioN." ol the Inmaii Line, will
baiiuuia l'ler4..NOith River, at Noon, ou
WEDNESDAY, AUOUST 14,
For Llvprnnol, calling at Queenstown.
jtaies oi passage i: irsi. inuiu, juij, oiucho(
Currency.
JOHN Cl. DALE, Agent,
No 1 1 HKsN'Ul Hiieel, Phils,
8 8 fit
isikl' ri M 'nk l Wucenstown. The Jnnian Line,
siillliiK seml-weeay,t arrying iiih unneo ruiira mnim
RE'l URN TTCKFTS 1 0 PA Ills AND BACK, FIRST
CI.At-H. ( OOLD.
CITY OF WASHINU'lON Wednesday, August 14
CITY OF I.OMHIN.. Saturday. August 17
CITY OF DUBLIN.... Wednesday, August 21
CITY OP' PA Kit-. Saturday, August 24
CITY OF NEW YORK Wednesday. August 1
And each succeeuiiig r-.aiuiunv anu r euueeuay, m i
noon, from Pier No. 4.i North River.
RATES OF PASSAGK
By the mall steamer salllMi every Saturday,
Payable lu Gold. Payable In Currency
First Cabin ,l in Stppmire ..-M
To London Hit To lioiidon II
l o Paris li To Paris 4s
Passage by tlie Wednesday Steamers: First Cabin
(1 lo; Steerage, to. payable In U. S. Currency.
PaHsengers also forwarded to Havre, Hamburg, xlre
men, etc., at moderate rates.
Steerage pasHagefrom Liverpool or Qiieenstown
currency. Tickets can be bought Here Dy persona
Sending for their Irlpmls.
For lurther lulormalion apply l nig vamiijjuujt a
lice. JOHN . DA LE, Agent,
No. 15 BROADWAY, N. Y.,
8 71 or No. 411 CHEKNUT SU, Philadelphia.
PARRAI1E TO AND FROM
ili OREAT BRITAIN AND I RKLANO
7 as
ill bTEAMMllP AND bAlLINO PACK El'
AT RKIH'CED RATFX.
DRA FTS A VA I LA BLKTH ROUO 1 1 OlTT ENGLAND
IRELAND, SCOTLAND, AND WALES.
For particulars apply to
T A PbC&TTH, BROTH F.RS A fJO
No. fi SOrTH Street, and No. 1(3 B ROAD W AY,
11 Or to '1 HUH. T. SEA RLE, No, 217 WALNUT
I'llll.AKEEPIIIA IIK'lIItlONO
-fif AND NORFOLK STEAMSHIP LINK
SasaiMttAkTHROUUH AIR LINK TO THE SOUTH
AND W EbT.
THROUGH RECEIPTS TO NEW BERN.
Also, all points lu North and South Carolina, Via
Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad, and to Lyuoliliurg
Va., 'l ennessee, and the West, via Norfolk, Peters,
burg. Sou th-bide Railroad, and Richmond and Dan.
Vllle Railroad.
The regularity, safety, and cheapness of this ront4
commend It to tbe public as tbe most desirable me.
dium for carrying every description of freight.
N o charge tor commission, drayage, or auy expenat
of transit-r.
Steamships Insure at lowest rates, and leave re4ra
larly irom lirxt w liarl above Market street.
Freight received dally.
WM. P. CLYDE A CO.
Ko. 14 North and bouih Wharves.
W. P. PORTER, Ageut at Richmond and City
Point,
T. P. CROW ELL & CO, Agents at Norfolk. 6 1
MfK THE PIIILAUKLPIIIA AND
!. j 1 urtl i'l ui Iff) l2 XI A 11. ..'I L. A viwjurn .w...
Ajit iTsT! REGULAR bEMI-MONTHLY LINK
JUNIATA, 1-115 tons. Captain P. F. Hoxle.
TIOGA, 1076 tons, Captain J. F. Mom,
STAR OF THE UNION, (lo7ti tons.) Captain T. H.
Cook spy.
The STAR OF THE UNION will leave for New
Orleans on bATUHDAY, August 2uh, from Pier No.
Is (second wharf n. i. Spruce street).
Tbe TIOGA will leave New Orleans for this port
August 17.
1 hrougb bills of lading signed lor freight to Mobtle
Galvesluu, Natchez, Vlcksburg, Memphis, NaauyiLei.
Cairo, bt. Louis, Louisville, and Cincinnati,
WILLIAM L. JAMES, General Agent,
4 li No. 814 S. Delaware avenue.
Agents at New Orleans, Creevy, Nlckerson A (Jo,
. THE PUILAUELPHIA Awn
SOU'l HERN MALL b'i'KAJnHIP fJOM.
V REGULAR LINE
I'VU tA AHHAII, A.
TONA WANDA, 860 tons, Captain Wm. Jennlnga,
W VOMING, 8&0 tons. Captain Jacob TeaL
The Steamship TONAWANDA will leave for the
above port on Saturday, August 17, at 8 o'clock A. SC.
from Becoud wharf below Spruce street.
Through passage tickets sold and freight taken fbt
all points iu connection with the Georgia Central RauV
road. WILLIAM' I JAMES, General Agent,
No. 814 s. Delaware avenue.
Agents at Savannah. Hunter A Qammell. (4 if
frfTK , 7UK PHIliAHEEPIIIA AND
2tewiwMi SOU 1 HERN MAIL bTKAM&HIP OOM
THm REGULAR SEMI-MONTHLY LINK
I OK W IEMINU1UN. N. C.
Tbesteamshln P10NF.KK. miv. i.i..a t t
cett, will leave lor the above port on THURSDAY.
August 15. at so'clock A. M., from Pier 18 (second wharf
ben wsoruce street),
Bills o .lading signed at througk nd reduced rates
to all principal points in North Carolina,
Agents at W llminglon, Worth st Daniel.
WILLIAM L. JAMFii, General Agent,
lt No. 14 b. Delaware avenue.'
bEMI-MONTHLY LINE,
CARRYING THE UNITED feii'ATKa MAIL.
The bteanishlps
H ENDRICK HUDSON M,.,OA PTA IN HOWTra
STARS AND BTR1PES CAPTAIN HOLMKd
These Steamers will leave this port for Havana,
every other Tuesday at 8 A. M.
The bleanibhip bTARS AND STRIPES, (Holmes
Master), will sail lor Havana on TUESDAY Morn.
1NG, August 20, at 8 o'clock.
Passage to Havana, foo currency.
No ireight received alter Saturday,
For F'reight or Passage apply to
THOMAS WATTSON ft SONS,
18 No. 140 N. DELAWARE Aveuu
. NEW EXPKEMH 1,1 'E TO
Alexauurla, Geuigetuwu, and W ashlugton,
Tialnittlti 1 1 C., via Chesapeake aud Delaware caual,
wuii connections at Alexandria Irom the most direct
route lor Lynchburg, Bribiol, Kuoxvllle, Nashville.
Dallon, aud the bouthwest.
Steamers leave regularly from the first wharf aboyt
Market street.
Freight received daily,
WM. P. CLYDE A CO.,
. No, 14 Norih aud bouui Wharves,
J. B. DAVIDSON, Agent at Georgetown.
M. ELDR1DGE A Co., Agents at Alexandria, V
tibia. ti
JsUUI 01'P4NI1I0N TO nONU-
AJ?IrW-l'GLY.-DAlLY LINK FOR BALTI
sW5iUAJsWMOilE, via Chesapeake and Dela
Wuie Canal,
PhlluUeiphlaand Baltimore Union Steamboat Com
pany, tiany at si o'clock P. M.
Tbu steamers ol this line are now plying regularly
i.etween in is port and Baltimore, leaving Ihe second,
wharf below Arch hliee.1 dally at It o'clock P. M.
tbtindaye excepted).
Cary lug all description of Freight as low as any
other line.
Freight handled with great care, delivered
promptly, anu foi warded' to all poluts beyond the
lerminus fiee ot commishlon.
Particular alien lion paid to the transportation ol
all uescripllou of Merchandise, Horses, Carriages,
etc. etc.
F or lurther Information, apply to
juln. D. RUOFF, Agent,
8 1H No. is N. DF-LAWAUE Avenue.
-K :w TOllH, VIA 1EEA
wareaii.. . Lilian (.anal.
Mniiliiltn Ex pi aleamboal Company Steam Pro
peiiiiu leave Dany iroiu first whan below Market
slreeu Through in tweuty-fuur hours. Goods Ion
w arded lo all poluts, North, East aud West, lreexil
Couimlsslou.
F reights received at the lowest rates.
WM. P. CLYDE A CO.. Agents,
JAMES HAND. Agent.
No. lm.Wall street. New York. 1 tf
t(TfZJ0R NtW YOUK.-bWIFTSUR
-iiWTr5us,,0rlaUon mpauy Despatoo
l'r"1 bwllmure Linea, via Delaware
ana Raritan Canal, on and after the lllh of March,
leaving daily at 12 M. aud 5 p. H, connecting with
all Northern and Eastern lines. vuuu.i, us
For freight, which will be taken npon acoonimoda-
WILLIAM r -RAron a ra
No.lM b. DELAWARE A venae.
miP CAWAIKH AND OWNERS.
g?. M?.--Viid!,?"'tue' "v'nk "eased the KEN.
and the patrons ol the Dock that he la prepared wiln
mcreased facilities to accommodate those having vea.
eels io De raised or repaired, and being a practical
ship-carpenter and caulker, will give peiBonal alien.
Hon to the vessels entrusted to him for repairs.
CaplainBor Agents, bulp-Carpenters, and Machinist
having vessels to repair, are solicited to call.
Having the agency for the sale of "Wetterstedl'a
Patent Metallio Composition" for Copper paint for
the preservation of vesoels' bottoms, for this clly.I am
prepared to furnish the bame on reasonaDle terms.
JOHN H. HAM MITT,
Kensington Screw Dock.
1 1 D ELA WA eu ue, above Laurel stree t.
JOHN CRUMP,
OAllPKNTER AND BIJILDElt.
SHOPtti KO. BIS LOKtiE STREET , ASU
NO. 17SS CMESNUT BiTKEET,
tl
PHTT.ADKI.PHIA.
912
ARC A STREET. GAS FiYTnTJWs
CHANDELIERS. BRONZU utitiuuu'
ETC. V A N K IRK fe tiO. would respectfully direcf
the atteuilou of llielr friends aud the public gene,
rally, to their large and elcpant assortment or UAH
Fl X 1 U RF S. CH A N DE Ll ERb. and ORN A M EN T AL
BRONZF: WARES. Those wishlug handsome an"
tliorotighly made Goods, at very reasonable nrhtf
will Cud It to Ibelr advantage to give Us a call Lulu
purchasing elsewhere,
N.B. boiled or tarnished tlx tares reflulHhed wl
special care and al reasouable brices.
tu ANKIRK4 0a